Apparatus for purifying water



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l T. SHAW. APPARATUS FOR PURIPYING WATER.

No. 457,917. Patented'Aug. 18, 189i.

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T. SHAW. APPARATUS EUR PURIPYING WATER.

No. 457,917. Patented Aug. 18, 1891.

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THOMAS SHAW', OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 457,917, dated August 18, 1891. v

l Application filed October 27, 1890. Serial No. 869,4(47. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SHAW, me`

ychanical engineer, of the city and county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Purifying Water, to be used in the manufacture of ice;

and I hereby declare the following to be a full,`

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i

My invention consists in apparatus ern-f ployed for the removal of excess of absorbed Y gases contained in the water.

'lhe object of the invention is, by the addition oi' thisl apparatus,`to produce transparent ice in theordinary freezing processes now in use.

In order to enable others to use and practice my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. (')n reference to the 'accompanying drawings, which :form part of this specification, Figure l represents the means employed of reinovinggases by complete orpartialvacuum, operated in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter described. Fig. 2 represents the means employed for the removal of gases at low temperatures in the act of congealing. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the means shown in Fig. L.

Similar letters refer to similar parts, of whicha, Fig. l, is a vertical cylinder constructed of ordinary boiler-iron, provided with ordi nary cast-iron heads d e, top and bottom. The said cylinder is parted in `,the middle and provided with ordinary flanges g to enable access to the interior, and is provided with ordinary water-gage m and outlet-pipe f for exit of water, and pipe lr for inlet of water, and pipe s, provided with perforations in theportion included in the cylinder, for exit of air or other gas through vacuum induced by steam-ejector l. Corrugated cone-shaped disk t' is provided to arrest the spray oi' water ejected upward from spray-nozzle p, and corrugated disk h is arranged to expose large area of water to' the action of the vacuum, all operating inthe manner hereinafter described. Peepholes covered with glass are provided at aand o, one for illumination and the other for observation ot' internal operation.

Fig. 2 shows the ordinary freezing-can mounted on vibrating cast-iron base u, supported on anti-friction rollers supported on metal base shown, and secured to bottom of brine-tank b. A central screw-bolt w secures the concentric position of vibrating basen, and a projecting lever e enablesy attachment of pitman-rod y, \Iig. 3, to ordinary crankdisk z, revolved on vertical shaft from a source of power.

Fig. 3 shows a series of cans t on top View, all connected with one revolving crank-disk. The-dottedlines show limit of vibrationin one direction. The ordinary friction-balls ar, Fig. 3, are shown from top view.

The purification of water in connection with the production of ice is as follows: Ordinary fresh waters have capacity for absorbing gases of every character, principally constituents of air and C()2 in puro waters; but every other gas fronrwhat are Vconsidered foul sources are liberally absorbed by waters when brought in contact with same. These gases are liberated more or less in the act of freezing,and are held in small globules suspended in the mass, giving the ice a white translucent appearance that is deemed undesirable bythe consumer and others, which greatly lessens .its value, and this, coupled with the damaging ciect of foul gases acci mulating in the center of the-mass, renders the hice often unfit for household use, and it is for the purpose of removing these defects that-y the mechanisms described herein are pro vided.

. The sole object of the device shown in Fig. l is for the removal of gases from waters intended for conversion into ice, and the opera, tion is started with the cylinder a empty of fluid contents; and the first act in the operation is to start the Ordinar air-ejector t by turning ou steam from a steam-boiler d', which induces a vacuum of twent -two to twenty-fourinches of mercury, and the air and gas in cylinder a enter apertures lc and dow through pipe .s to exit-pipe sto the outer air.

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The measure of partial Vacuum is indicated by an ordinary gage. (Not shown.) '.lwenty- The water to be used is permitted to enter pipe fr from any tank or reservoir. The induced vacuum causes the Water to spray upward from perforated nozzle p until it is io' brought in contact with corrugated disk 7L,

from whence the Water rains down upon cornegated disk iz, Where the water iiows from the several corrugations over the edge into waters c, accumulated for instant use in icemanufacture.. While this spraying action is going on the previously-absorbed gases contained in the Waters are now liberated from the globules composing the spray, and from the waters flowing over disk h and from lzo the Water in tank c, all of Awhich gases are ejected through pipe s in the manner aforedescribed. The action of the spray is observed bythe operator at peep-hole n, when spray is illuminated bylight from peep-hole o. The height of Water in the cylinder is observed on Water-gage m. The operation is of a continuous character. The water, iiitered more or less, free from gases, is drawn oi at f for ice-manufacture, and fresh sup- 3e plies ot water are supplied constantly for the operation aforedescribed through pipe r.

After -the Waters are removed from pipe f `the absorption ot' gases recomxnences, and to remove the last remaining portion of air the device shown in Figs. 2 yand 3 is provided.

The purpose of the operation in the mechanism hereshown is to ireep the water more or less agitated during the act of freezing,

. which is accomplished in this wise: the metal 4o base u supports the can t', that contains the water to be frozen, immersed in the usual freezing-fluids, the temperatures of which are lowered by any of the well-known methods now in use. The vibration or partial rotation of the cans of twenty strokes (more or less) per minute, induced by crank-disk e', as aforedescribed, causes the water in the can to slush back andforth and induces agitation. suiificient to prevent the gas-globules 5o from adhering to the ice in process of formation and causes the gases to rise to the top, producing as a final result transparent ice of the highest merchantable character at a slight additional expense, on account of running the water through the process described.

Much of the apparatus can be dispensed with where the maximum results are not desired. For example, the device in Figs. 2 and 3 can be operated independent of the device shown in Fig. 1, Where moderate results are desired. The device in'Fig. l can be operated independent of the device shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

It will be evident that the several parts can be considerably modified without any alteration in the result, and that the ejector Z' may be substituted by any ordinary airpump. l therefore do'not wish to confine myself to the exact mechanism herein set forth.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the cylinder, oi'

an ejector connected to the upper portion thereof and having a perforated pipe extending therein, an inlet-pipe projecting into the cylinder, and a corrugated cone-shaped disk connected to the ejector-pipe, against which the Water is sprayed, substantially as described. y 2. The combination, with the tank, of an ejector attached to the upper portion thereof and having a perforated pipe extending into the eylinder,a corrugated cone-shaped dish secured to the end of the pipe, an inlet-pipe extending centrally into the chamber and having an upwardly-extending nozzle, a corrugated cone-shaped disk secured to the nozzle, and an exit-pipe at the bottom ot the chamber for the purified water, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the support, of the bases pivotally mounted thereon, cans resting in said bases, and means for oseillatA ing said bases on their supports, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the support, of the bases pivoially secured thereto, the friction-balls interposed between the bases and supports, cans mounted on the bases, a shaft connected to the bases, and means for oscillating the bases, substantially as described.

THOMAS SHAW.

Vitnesses:

JOSEPH R. WILSON, J. LOGAN Firfrs. 

